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2012 US Senate election in Nevada

Dean Heller (Republican) beat Shelley Berkley (Democrat) in Nevada in 2012, 45.9% to 44.7%, a margin of 1.2 points and 11,576 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2006, when John Ensign won.

Republicans led in 16 of the 17 counties and Democrats in 1. The largest, Clark, cast 677,692 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.0 points. The closest was Esmeralda, where 244 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dean Heller won Republican 457,656 45.9%
Shelley Berkley Democratic 446,080 44.7%
All other candidates 94,069 9.4%
Total997,805

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Clark 338,629 50.0% 277,459 40.9% 61,604 677,692 D+9.0
Washoe 73,164 39.4% 93,778 50.5% 18,625 185,567 R+11.1
Douglas 6,952 27.0% 16,644 64.5% 2,194 25,790 R+37.6
Carson City 7,510 32.5% 13,488 58.3% 2,135 23,133 R+25.8
Lyon 5,404 25.4% 13,703 64.4% 2,166 21,273 R+39.0
Nye 5,267 30.5% 9,561 55.4% 2,438 17,266 R+24.9
Elko 2,653 16.8% 11,840 74.8% 1,344 15,837 R+58.0
Churchill 2,013 19.8% 7,069 69.6% 1,081 10,163 R+49.7
Humboldt 1,124 19.8% 3,876 68.1% 691 5,691 R+48.4
White Pine 826 22.4% 2,567 69.6% 295 3,688 R+47.2
Storey 673 29.1% 1,375 59.5% 262 2,310 R+30.4
Lander 361 16.8% 1,567 72.9% 221 2,149 R+56.1
Lincoln 347 16.3% 1,532 71.9% 251 2,130 R+55.6
Mineral 612 30.3% 1,059 52.4% 349 2,020 R+22.1
Pershing 396 21.3% 1,194 64.3% 268 1,858 R+42.9
Eureka 87 10.8% 636 79.1% 81 804 R+68.3
Esmeralda 62 14.3% 308 71.0% 64 434 R+56.7

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Nevada Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Jacky S. Rosen (D) D+1.6
2022 Catherine Cortez Masto (D) D+0.8
2018 Jacky Rosen (D) D+5.0
2016 Catherine Cortez Masto (D) D+2.4
2012 Dean Heller (R) R+1.2
2010 Harry Reid (D) D+5.7
2006 John Ensign (R) R+14.4
2004 Harry Reid (D) D+25.9
2000 John Ensign (R) R+15.4
1998 Harry Reid (D) D+0.1
1994 Richard H. Bryan (D) D+9.9
1992 Harry Reid (D) D+10.8
1988 Richard Bryan (D) D+4.1
1986 Harry Reid (D) D+5.5
1982 Chic Hecht (R) R+2.4
1980 Paul Laxalt (R) R+21.1
1976 Howard W. Cannon (D) D+31.6
1974 Paul Laxalt (R) R+0.4
1970 Howard Cannon (D) D+16.5
1968 Alan Bible (D) D+9.5
1964 Howard Cannon (D) level
1962 Alan Bible (D) D+30.6
1958 Howard Cannon (D) D+15.4
1956 Alan Bible (D) D+5.2
1952 George Malone (R) R+3.4
1950 Pat McCarran (D) D+16.0
1946 George Malone (R) R+10.4
1944 Pat McCarran (D) D+16.8
1940 Key Pittman (D) D+21.0
1938 Pat McCarran (D) D+17.9
1934 Key Pittman (D) D+31.1
1932 Pat McCarran (D) D+4.1
1928 Key Pittman (D) D+18.5
1926 Tasker L. Oddie (R) R+13.3
1922 Key Pittman (D) D+25.6
1920 Tasker L. Oddie (R) R+4.2
1916 Key Pittman (D) D+6.5
1914 Francis Newlands (D) D+0.2